Having trouble getting the agent installed on a Linux machine?  We'll give you some quick steps to see what the problem might be.

What version of Linux are you installing on? 

• Vanta Agent currently only supports Debian variants.  The agent does not currently support SELinux, Gentoo, Arch, Fedora, etc.  If you are curious if the Linux version you have installed will work, email us at support@vanta.com

Have you cloned the instance that isn't showing up?  

• From the terminal, you will need to run 'sudo vanta-cli reset' to get the agent to re-register as itself.  If you wish to bake the Vanta agent into an AMI (or otherwise clone images with the agent in them), make sure you use the VANTA_NOSTART script found here.  The agent will not register until started which will prevent agent clones!

Have you run the Doctor Command?  

• The agent has a built-in troubleshooting tool called the Doctor which can help you identify common issues! Run 'sudo vanta-cli doctor' to run the checks and see the output.  It will look like this:

• Green checks mean the checks passed!  Anything missing a check could be an indication as to what needs attention to get the agent working.  If you need further help, send us the output to support@vanta.com!

What the Vanta Agent monitors for Linux?

Currently, the Agent will be able to perform checks for HD Encryption while Antivirus, Password Managers and Screenlock aren't able to be detected at this time